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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i hav
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert murdoch. are we hearing anything from news corp. about chase carey? >> we're hearing from the, independent board members, independent directors they're called of news corp., making a statement today, very brief statement saying that they fully back rupert murdoch. so backing off from those reports. but you know, peter, so many, especially the biographers of rupert murdoch, those who know him well, are saying the name, the family, the brand, is just too tainted now. it's irreparable. >> one final thought, "the guardian" newspaper where you are is also reporting as we've
but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert...
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rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he owns a major tv network and almost 40% of the newspapers sold, including "the news of the world." this week, that paper found itself at the center of a scandal so big, so rotten, that despite its massive profitable, it is being abruptly closed after 168 years. today, the man who sends reporters out in search of stories was in sun valley, i.d. i, where he ran from reporters. >> i'm not making any comments. >> reporter: it was left to his son and air heir to speak for t company. >> we now know the practices that we're talking about here were such that we've fundamental
rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he...
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at the epicenter of it all, the news of the world, rupert murdoch. the story revolves around milly dauer, the 13-year-old who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. the case was trashed by the british tabloids until a doorman was convicted of her murder last month. murdoch's news of the world newspaper is accused of hacking into dauer's cell phone after she went missing nine years ago. the family's lawyer said the paper intercepted voice mails and deleted those voicemails to make room for new ones. because the phone's mailbox was no longer completely full and the family was able to leave those messages, they thought milly was alive. this is no isolated incident. investigative reporters have been tracking cell phone hackings for five years, but until now those have centered on celebrities. report that murdoch's news of the world hacked into phones of victims of the 2005 bombings in london. and just breaking tonight, even into voice mails left for widows of fallen british soldiers. because of the cozy relationship between murdoch and prime minister david
at the epicenter of it all, the news of the world, rupert murdoch. the story revolves around milly dauer, the 13-year-old who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. the case was trashed by the british tabloids until a doorman was convicted of her murder last month. murdoch's news of the world newspaper is accused of hacking into dauer's cell phone after she went missing nine years ago. the family's lawyer said the paper intercepted voice mails and deleted those voicemails to make room for new...
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rupert murdoch and his son james will face tough questioning in parliament tomorrow. rebekah brooks is expected to schedule as well but her spokesperson says her arrest may change that. >>> to washington where the showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling is fast approaching the august 2nd deadline with no resolution in sight. plenty of plans but no consensus. while some of those proposals are headed for a vote, the white house suggests the bear minimum is all that's possible. brian mooar joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says it is confident congress will meet that august 2nd deadline but right now it's not clear how that will happen. today on capitol hill senator tom coburn unveils the biggest plan yet to break the stalemate. >> i wouldn't expect it to pass but i would expect people to look at it. >> reporter: he's taking aim on $9 trillion in government cuts. >> pick half of them. half of them. >> reporter: it's one of several competing republican efforts to beat the august 2nd deadline to raise
rupert murdoch and his son james will face tough questioning in parliament tomorrow. rebekah brooks is expected to schedule as well but her spokesperson says her arrest may change that. >>> to washington where the showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling is fast approaching the august 2nd deadline with no resolution in sight. plenty of plans but no consensus. while some of those proposals are headed for a vote, the white house suggests the bear minimum is all that's possible....
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. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday times. now even the fbi is opening an investigation. the allegations -- hacking the personal phones of public figures and the not so public. from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police and, indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp., the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox, the fx network, the new york post, wall street journal, harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate. the charges against the company are criminal and could
. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday...
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. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the proposal from the so-called gang of six calls for deep budget cuts and new revenues. joel brown is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning. in this week's long battle over raising the debt limit, optimism has been hard to come by. that seemed to change yesterday, at least in the senate. we saw some republicans, some democrats, some conservatives, some liberals, coalescing around a bipartisan deal. >> it's time to get down to the business of actually solving this problem and i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> reporter: president obama may invite cong
. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the...
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rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now can you see the woman there in the pink? she doesn't waste any time or effort going after that attacker. so who is that woman running to rupert murdoch's rescue? that is his wife, wendy. and it got us wondering who is this woman who jumped to protect her man? here is what we know. she got married june 25th, 1999. the couple has two young children together. she's murdoch's third wife and just a few years older than his son, james, who is 38, and was sitting beside his father at today's hearing. "the wall street journal" part of m
rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now...
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let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an audacious spirit, but this sort of behavior should not be tolerated. he also laid out some of the steps the company is taking to address the issue including setting up an independent standards and management committee. one of the things he also said was that he was sorry for the hurt that was caused, and we have taken responsibility. that's what it says in the letter to employees. of course, one of the things that he said in his hearing yesterday was very -- put very bluntly to him by mp tom watson who asked him if he took ultimate responsibility for this whole fiasco.
let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an...
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and is not indispensable. >> pressure on rupert murdoch's media empire in the u.k. has intensified following new allegations of malpractice by journalists of its newspapers. >> breaking news coming to us from the writer news agency. an explosion has hit a gas terminals on each of its border with israel. the blast happened at a pipeline distribution station. one report said masked gunman had launched a raid, starting a huge fire. it is the third attack on the pipeline within the last few months and the second within the last fortnight. more on that story to come. story,eturn to our top the phone hacking scandal that is engulfing the rupert murdoch media empire here in the u.k. there was an article headlined "murdoch's watergate." thank you very much for joining us. >> the story has a question mark at the end. this is about a massive abuse of power, just as watergate was about a massive institutional abuse of power from the top down. what we are seeing here is astonishing and unprecedented, the hacking scandals shaking rupert murdoch's empire. none of us should be too
and is not indispensable. >> pressure on rupert murdoch's media empire in the u.k. has intensified following new allegations of malpractice by journalists of its newspapers. >> breaking news coming to us from the writer news agency. an explosion has hit a gas terminals on each of its border with israel. the blast happened at a pipeline distribution station. one report said masked gunman had launched a raid, starting a huge fire. it is the third attack on the pipeline within the last...
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you questioned rupert and james murdoch in parliament on tuesday. earlier he gave me his reaction to what he heard at that session. >> i think the important thing in terms of the "news of the world" in the u.k. that rupert murdoch made it perfectly clear that he put his trust in the senior management. and i think he's lost that confidence and that trust in those people and he made that perfectly clear. so i think that was one of the most important things, and i think he said at one stage that he -- he was sort of disappointed at the performance of senior management. >> it was interesting to see how you and other members of the select committee were very keane to focus very much on rupert murdoch himself and bringing the question back to him whenever his son tried to intervene. was that a deliberate move on your part or was it something that you discussed with your colleagues beforehand? >> no, certainly not. at the end of the day, rupert murdoch is the head of the news international group. but to be perfectly honest with you, my individual sort of p
you questioned rupert and james murdoch in parliament on tuesday. earlier he gave me his reaction to what he heard at that session. >> i think the important thing in terms of the "news of the world" in the u.k. that rupert murdoch made it perfectly clear that he put his trust in the senior management. and i think he's lost that confidence and that trust in those people and he made that perfectly clear. so i think that was one of the most important things, and i think he said at...
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rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of a well known hacking group that breached websites belonging to sony, pbs and the u.s. senate. keep it on cnn for live coverage of the parliament hearings. >>> we want to hear from you. our question of the day. do you think that rupert murdoch knew about the phone hacking? send us an e-mail or a tweet. we'll read your comments throughout the morning. >>> 15 days and counting until the deadline for potentially da disastrous government default. president obama insists thprogrs is being made. >> today republicans will put their plan to a vote l
rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of...
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the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was patented in france. that was back in 1869. i remember growing up, my mom telling me the best thing for sliced bread. it is 40 minutes after the hour. >>> good friday morning, july 15th. that is the sun rising over new york, a shot across from time warner center where i am, and that beautiful, beautiful sun rise. i'm ali velshi joining you live from new york, it is 43 minutes after the hour. the debt ceiling debate, after five straight days of meeting, eating peas, drama, where do things stand? how does square one grab you? jessica yellin says congress
the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was...
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rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling newspaper in britain, a cheeky blend of skin, scandal and gotcha journalism, for people who loved seeing the rich and powerful taken down a rich or two, but not families touched by grief. the "news of the world" is under police investigation for hacking into voice mails belonging to relatives of fallen soldiers and a murdered teenager. journalists also hacked into the phones of celebrities who found out and sued. it was james, rupert murdoch's son and heir apparent who authorized a reported million-dollar out of court settlement to at least one of the hacking victims. this week, he admitted it was a mistake. >> i acted o
rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling...
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were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than that, for her to turn round and initially andy could youson turn around and say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own and now five reporters have been arrested, i've been invited into scotland yard to be arrested three times and they were still saying, we didn't know. it was just the reporters acting
were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of...
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. >> rupert murdoch and his son james r. and not see. the british law makers grill them over what they knew about the scandal. a dramatic attack interrupt the hearing. -- is due to die in texas tomorrow. it is now one of his victims fighting to save his life. hoping to make a splash, the london olympics. we follow one british athlete training hard to make the cut. welcome to our viewers on pbs and america. shocked, appalled, ashamed, the words that rupert murdoch used before lawmakers. that was his reaction tuesday phone hacking scandal that has unraveled his empire and sent shock waves through the military -- through the metropolitan police. they apologized for the hurt that was caused but they claimed that they were not responsible. the proceedings were interrupted by protesters with a plateful of foam. >> the moment when two of the world's most powerful media moguls, rupert murdoch and his son,, arrived to be held to account for the way that there company invaded the privacy of individuals. >> do you have anything to say about the pho
. >> rupert murdoch and his son james r. and not see. the british law makers grill them over what they knew about the scandal. a dramatic attack interrupt the hearing. -- is due to die in texas tomorrow. it is now one of his victims fighting to save his life. hoping to make a splash, the london olympics. we follow one british athlete training hard to make the cut. welcome to our viewers on pbs and america. shocked, appalled, ashamed, the words that rupert murdoch used before lawmakers....
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murdoch but it's rupert murdoch who has sidestepped all of these issues and now i think he's left and he calls on to basically get annoyed with david cameron has now got the media chief that cameron selected into deep water. if cameron thinks that rupert murdoch is just going to lay off the british prime minister now i think you'd be being naive we can expect some pretty serious stories in coming weeks they will try and upset the british government here but this isn't just about politics this is also about as you mentioned earlier the links with the british police force with british law now this is this is going far deeper than a journalist and. a journalist scandal isn't it this is this is going far deeper i mean some say that rupert murdoch has debased civil life for so many decades but now we have scotland yard a name that is internationally recognised routinely it seems take bribes they initially were supposed to inquire into this phone hacking scandal where you hack into a phone for a celebrity or a dead british soldier or a murder victim and here we are hearing that the police w
murdoch but it's rupert murdoch who has sidestepped all of these issues and now i think he's left and he calls on to basically get annoyed with david cameron has now got the media chief that cameron selected into deep water. if cameron thinks that rupert murdoch is just going to lay off the british prime minister now i think you'd be being naive we can expect some pretty serious stories in coming weeks they will try and upset the british government here but this isn't just about politics this...
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for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert. the two high profile resignations pretty much one after another. the timing also important but quite incredible what's unfolded in the last few days. >> reporter: really is, and it has completely tainted the british police. what lawmakers are looking at now is, one, did police ignore the phone hacking scandal when they should have investigated further and two, did they take police payments. they want to know how far the corruption goes in scotland yard. former senior police officer john yates is the latest head to roll. now under investigation for his failed review of the police phone
for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert....
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is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. he's the boss, but the buck does not stop witith him and he is n planning to step aside. ? because i feel the people trust trusted, i feel i'm the best to -- >> reporter: at his son james, an american citizen, runs company operations in europe and asia. when he was younger, he was the family rebel. now if he can hold on, he'll take over from his dad. >> if i knew then what w we kno now we would have takenore action around that and moved faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> reporter: it was james who did most of the talking. coming to
is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with...
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murdoch like all british prime ministers they have to and i think some are saying that rupert murdoch was just annoyed about the b. sky b. issue there's a referral to the competition commission which certainly i think must be on the cards it's certainly been delayed it was supposed to be due this week and my sources in parliament are telling me that he's not going to get b. sky b. which will really engage even more off even more citizen kane wrote for murdoch in which case this isn't this p.r. ploy may mean he's just giving up this country and going to china and india for the future so you're saying that in fact by dropping the news of the world that would be a damage limitation exercise in that deal to go through that simply wouldn't work that way well a hundred sixty or a year or old newspaper with such a brand brand recognition it seems a crazy decision many people have remarked how poorly managed the papers have been under well titular head his son james murdoch we mustn't forget i mean the on the wall street journal the new york post a newspaper in turkey was just bored they may
murdoch like all british prime ministers they have to and i think some are saying that rupert murdoch was just annoyed about the b. sky b. issue there's a referral to the competition commission which certainly i think must be on the cards it's certainly been delayed it was supposed to be due this week and my sources in parliament are telling me that he's not going to get b. sky b. which will really engage even more off even more citizen kane wrote for murdoch in which case this isn't this p.r....
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>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins engines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta
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rupert murdoch in his own words on how business is done at newscorp. so it really should come as no surprise that controversy surrounding the media giant on a regular basis. damage control is a near constant in murdoch's various media holdings. after a litany of indecency fines and claims of anti-business practices. remember when glenn beck said this about president obama? >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture. i don't know what it is. this guy is, i believe, a racist. >> that clip still drives me crazy every time i see it. after those 2009 comments, advertisers boycotted beck's program. murdoch was unaffected and even defended his comments. >> i think it was something that perhaps shouldn't have been said about the president. but if you actually assess what he was talking about, he was right. >> of course, just this past february, the glaring headline "fox news chief roger ailes urged employee to lie, records show." of course that was in reference t
rupert murdoch in his own words on how business is done at newscorp. so it really should come as no surprise that controversy surrounding the media giant on a regular basis. damage control is a near constant in murdoch's various media holdings. after a litany of indecency fines and claims of anti-business practices. remember when glenn beck said this about president obama? >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white...
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they said at least 50% more without rupert murdoch. and the way they get it is from estimates of barclay's, and they say that it is worth much more than it trades for on the market, so there is a generic murdoch discount which encompasses that he will make decisions that are not consistent with the other shareholder interests. and so what makes news corp vuler inable is that this could make the murdoch discount as they call it bigger. in the short term, it may not matter that much, because murdoch's family owns 43% of the company and it would be difficult to kick him out, but if the family is discredited and the investors see a company worth a lot more than it is trading for and ripe for a takeover and you know who is very good at taking over businesses that are ripe with family struggles? "the new york times," because that is how he acquired them. they might not even need that much convincing to sell the company for much more than it is worth if they remain in charge of it. joining us now are brian steltzer, journalist at "the new yor
they said at least 50% more without rupert murdoch. and the way they get it is from estimates of barclay's, and they say that it is worth much more than it trades for on the market, so there is a generic murdoch discount which encompasses that he will make decisions that are not consistent with the other shareholder interests. and so what makes news corp vuler inable is that this could make the murdoch discount as they call it bigger. in the short term, it may not matter that much, because...
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the questioning of rupert murdoch, his son, james murdoch, and former "news of the world" editor, rebekah brooks was riveting for the british and american media, but what did it reveal about how rupert murdoch does business? in tonight's rewrite, how a main newspaper told a republican candidate for senate to get out of the race and why that republican candidate thinks barack obama is not a christian. with precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> rupert murdoch would like you to believe that he runs his megamedia entire without actually knowing how it works. he'd also like you to believe he's sorry for hacking into your phone. next, how republicans may have squandered their chances to get most of the things they've [ male announcer ] a moment that starts off ordinary can become romantic just like that. a spark might come from -- a touch, a glance -- it can come along anywhere, anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready
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listed company rupert murdoch's news corp could face one hundred million dollars bill for u.s. investigation into police payments dr evil here one hundred million dollars fine they're facing for forty four billion dollars i'm going to you know sort of those are clear about this that all means is that they call of goldman or morgan and they borrow one hundred million which then morgan will put on to the taxpayer tab as part of the overall bailout so this potential hundred million dollars would only happen if the u.s. department of justice decides to investigate based on america's foreign corrupt practices act so basically american listed companies aren't allowed to bribe foreign officials or let police or royal protection officers. well i you know the u.s. justice system is got some cards to play and i mean clearly in los you want to just say that nine eleven was a joke and a bunch of financial mercenaries died on that day and we shouldn't give a flying hoot about it but unless you feel my way then you should prosecute rupert murdoch if it up and stop complaining you whining bab
listed company rupert murdoch's news corp could face one hundred million dollars bill for u.s. investigation into police payments dr evil here one hundred million dollars fine they're facing for forty four billion dollars i'm going to you know sort of those are clear about this that all means is that they call of goldman or morgan and they borrow one hundred million which then morgan will put on to the taxpayer tab as part of the overall bailout so this potential hundred million dollars would...
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phone hacking scandal rocked rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that says more e.u. states plunged deeper into economic crisis plus. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to negligence that the tragedy could have been avoided. and made an investigation into sunday's pleasure cruiser disaster as divers continue to retrieve bodies from the would be death toll now standing at one hundred thirteen. with news and comment from around the world this is r.t. live in moscow twenty four hours a day with a rapid change of heart rupert murdoch and his son james have now confirmed they will give evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating the u.k. phone hacking scandal this comes hot on the heels of earlier reports that they declined the summons it's alleged that several of murdoch's newspapers were engag
phone hacking scandal rocked rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that says more e.u. states plunged deeper into economic crisis plus. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to negligence that the tragedy could have been avoided. and made an...
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rupert murdoch's already shaky. public fury over the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. they've got to take no they've got to take a chainsaw to government spending and do something about it calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats to the country's credit rating might be downgraded if will make us fail to raise america's debt ceiling as more. economic crisis. one hundred thirteen bodies have now been recovered from the water. disaster on the volga river while divers and continue efforts to find a still. warm welcome to you this is the light from moscow i'm. a former executive editor of the disgraced news of the world newspaper has reportedly been arrested over the phone hacking scandal british pressing the rupert murdoch to face questioning of a continuing allegations that several of his newspapers were. voicemail hacking and bribed senior officials but he's a lawyer and reports the media mogul's read rise over the decades was littered with red flags warning of what was to come. rupert
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the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the wall street journal," which has a strong editorial representation, and of course dow jones news who i worked for at one stage in my career. a lot of questions about those titles and what kind of governance news corp. will look like going forward. lots of question marks about the independence of the news corp. board and whether we'll see moves on that front as rupert murdoch is forced to relinquish some power. >> the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in athens, greece, voicing strong support for that country, including their debt crisis. there is a meeting in brussels this thursday whe
the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the...
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this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: there they were in matching suits, shirts and ties, the patriarch and the heir apparent of one of the world's mightiest business dynasties. rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him and he is not planning to step aside. >> because i feel people i trusted betrayed the company and me and it's for them to pay. i think that, f
this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his...
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rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of the paper's editors. more trouble for the eurozone as the irish economy slides further e.u. central bankers fear italy and spain may be heading for their own financial abyss brussels is concerned it wouldn't have enough cash bail out the. analysts say europe's fourth largest economy is too big to fail and that it has a problem. coming up our special report on one of the most scenic regions in russia from lush woodlands to mighty mountains. is a sight to behold discovering russia coming your way next. the region deep in the. east is one of russia's newest territories. two thous
rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of...
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welcome back to cross talk and peter lavelle reminder we're discussing the world of rupert murdoch live. slim. tell me if i go to you i think we all agree good journalism is good for society but what is good journalism today because . if we look at the business model this will be discussed and during this entire program i mean it's profits that are most important and and traditional media has a very hard time in this environment i mean we all know poor journalists ok i mean is the public good being served by the business model in journalism today well peter it's interesting because the idea of responsibility and media is pretty much a twentieth century concept when our founder started the idea was a absolutely open robust stridently partisan press that was full of lies full of innuendo and full of all sorts of false information and in that sense it seems to me that we're just revolving back to that concept where we've got more stridently partisan media on both sides and we've got this robust communication and the whole idea of the enlightenment was that the founders was that the public
welcome back to cross talk and peter lavelle reminder we're discussing the world of rupert murdoch live. slim. tell me if i go to you i think we all agree good journalism is good for society but what is good journalism today because . if we look at the business model this will be discussed and during this entire program i mean it's profits that are most important and and traditional media has a very hard time in this environment i mean we all know poor journalists ok i mean is the public good...
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what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu corporate polished ceo saying no matter the merit of the question that's a tremendous and terrific question and i appreciate the manner in which it's been asked and his preambles were enormous and the content of the answers were minimal and existing always flattering the questioner. what i liked was the contrast. murdoch was as he said, humbled and i think he was contrite. the measure of the contrition seed to go down toughout the day until we got the pie as some over the internet said that saved news corp. not sure that's right but it was astonishing. >> charlie: and james murdoch to be protective
what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu...
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align. >>> it was a day of humble pie for rupert murdoch. first, there was this. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. >> then there was this. a man identified as activist and comedian jonnie marbles, charged rupert murdoch with a shaving cream pie, but one of the many reasons murdoch is married to a woman 37 years younger is that she is the best body guard in his entourage. wendi murdoch, seen here in the pink jacket, is a former employee of her husband and a former volleyball player who demonstrated the quickest reflexes in the room when she sprung towards the assailant and spiked the pie back in his direction. just before the attack, the comedian tweeted "it is a far better thing that i do now than i have ever done before." the gist of the murdoch testimony was i run a very big company and i didn't know any of these bad things were happening. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know that. this is not an excuse, m
align. >>> it was a day of humble pie for rupert murdoch. first, there was this. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. >> then there was this. a man identified as activist and comedian jonnie marbles, charged rupert murdoch with a shaving cream pie, but one of the many reasons murdoch is married to a woman 37 years younger is that she is the best body guard in his entourage. wendi murdoch, seen here in the pink jacket, is a former...
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most recently, rebecca brooks, one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives. she resigned and was arrested two days later brooks, who denies any wrongdoing, has been a power broker for over a decade in this country. >> somebody with huge charm, a lot of very political. she was very good at getting along side people. >> including david cameron. details of his visits with media heads were released over the weekend. since elected, he has met with brooks and other murdoch editors dozens of times. the prime minister has faced withering criticism for ties to andy colson, who was served as his communications chief. colson was also arrested last week. cameron is increasingly on the defensive, facing an energized opposition. >> terrible error of judgment in hiring andy colson. i really say the prime minister has to get a grip. he has to come clean and also own up to the mistakes he made. >> in a bizarre twist tonight, news that a former "news of the world" reporter and whistleblower has been found dead in his home in england. seaning, seen here -- sean, seen here on th
most recently, rebecca brooks, one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives. she resigned and was arrested two days later brooks, who denies any wrongdoing, has been a power broker for over a decade in this country. >> somebody with huge charm, a lot of very political. she was very good at getting along side people. >> including david cameron. details of his visits with media heads were released over the weekend. since elected, he has met with brooks and other murdoch editors...
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bernie kerik was also a tool of rupert murdoch. nothing would stop bernie kerik from doing anything murdoch or his lieutenants wanted him to do. bernie kerik was and is a criminal, and he was rudy giuliani's choice to be the police commissioner of the city of new york. there is no doubt tonight that bernie kerik is at the top of the list of people the fbi is going to want to interview in the investigation into what exactly murdoch's phone hackers may have done to the families of 9/11 victims in new york city. and if the fbi can find any dirt on bernie kerik in this case, then kerik will crack and tell them everything he knows about rupert murdoch and his empire. if murdoch needs kerik to stay quiet, then he needs to find a way to get the word to bernie that murdoch can do more for him in whatever is left of his future than the fbi can. murdoch and his new york team know how weak bernie kerik is. if they have to count on him to keep their secrets, they must be very, very worried tonight. >> my choice ultimately was and is bernie ker
bernie kerik was also a tool of rupert murdoch. nothing would stop bernie kerik from doing anything murdoch or his lieutenants wanted him to do. bernie kerik was and is a criminal, and he was rudy giuliani's choice to be the police commissioner of the city of new york. there is no doubt tonight that bernie kerik is at the top of the list of people the fbi is going to want to interview in the investigation into what exactly murdoch's phone hackers may have done to the families of 9/11 victims in...
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>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew ross sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing today when a guy attacked rupert murdoch with a cream pie and then murdoch's wife got up and took a roundhouse swing at the attacker. that kind of fierce devotion and protection seemed familiar to those familiar with wendi murdoch. nbc's andrea mitchell has more on the wife of rupert murdoch. >> reporter: she responded in a flash, leaping forward to protect her husband from an attacker. instinctive, fierce, athletic. a former volleyball player in school. all that, plus a lot more. the young, glamorous, chinese-born third wife of rupert murdoch. >> i think all the people are movers
>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew ross sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing...
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rupert murdoch knew nothing, absolutely zero? and remember, he had newspapers under his control that were delivering the most spectacular stories, stories about members of the royal family asking 500,000 pounds to allow people access to prince andrew. he -- that's the sort of story that his newspaper was delivering. members of parliament, for example, caught in bed with various women. again, stories that his newspapers were delivering. that is the kind of detail that rupert murdoch provided and yet was supposed to believe after today, he knows nothing and can't remember anything of the criminality. >> martin, your command of the story and perspective on it is invaluable to us. you can see martin bashir on msnbc, martin, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> it's a great pleasure, lawrence, and thank you for having me. >> coming up, what's next in the investigation of rupert murdoch's empire and what could come back to haunt him? [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned
rupert murdoch knew nothing, absolutely zero? and remember, he had newspapers under his control that were delivering the most spectacular stories, stories about members of the royal family asking 500,000 pounds to allow people access to prince andrew. he -- that's the sort of story that his newspaper was delivering. members of parliament, for example, caught in bed with various women. again, stories that his newspapers were delivering. that is the kind of detail that rupert murdoch provided and...
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only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebecca brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebecca, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think because the attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expense move. this pap had been going for 160 plus years. ruperturdoch bought it 42 years ago it was his big entry on to the world stage after leaving australia. >> rose: the largest circulati paper in london. >> 2 million a day, used to sell 6 to 8 million in its glory days. so this is an extraordinary, papers don't shut down overnight like that either. in these troubled mes. he had done that he pulled the bid for sky. he had agreed after changing his mind on thursday to appear before parliament. none of those things had taken the pressure off. the reason that he had kept rebecca brooks right by hi
only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebecca brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebecca, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think because the attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expense...
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here is 80-year-old rupert moderate -- rupert murdoch's earlier today, pursued by journalists. one of his staff was less tight- lipped. >> he has done a lot of good things for "news of the world." because of what happened because of some unscrupulous souls who worked here before, people are out of a job. >> some feel the former executive should have gone. >> lots of people are losing their jobs today. one of the people remaining in her job is the chief executive of news international, who was the editor at the time the found hacking happened. it is a big acts, but i do not think it solves the real issue. >> i am satisfied with rebecca, her leadership in this business, and her standard of ethics, her standard of conduct throughout her career. >> with big consumer company after big consumer company pulling their advertising, the fear of being tainted with the association -- by association with the paper, the future looked bleak. >> it is going to be investigated and there must be a full judicial dead -- judicial- led public inquiry. >> the other paper purchased by rupert murdoch
here is 80-year-old rupert moderate -- rupert murdoch's earlier today, pursued by journalists. one of his staff was less tight- lipped. >> he has done a lot of good things for "news of the world." because of what happened because of some unscrupulous souls who worked here before, people are out of a job. >> some feel the former executive should have gone. >> lots of people are losing their jobs today. one of the people remaining in her job is the chief executive of...
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on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that hasn't exactly gone as plan. news corp's shares closed almost 3% lower in australia on this wednesday. news corp also ended tuesday's session on wall street in the red. >>> coming up next, china's growth is cooling down a little bit. but could that actually be welcome news for the world's second largest economy? we'll have more on that live from beijing in just a minute. >>> this is "world business today" on cnn. welcome back to the show. >>> china's economy is still expanding at a faster pace than that of just about any other nation. but in the face of weaker global demand for chinese goods and othe
on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that...
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a low in welcome across talk on people about an empire in disarray rupert murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. the. case . stands. to cross-talk media today i'm joined by twenty percent and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles across the fattiest russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in oxford we go to shawn powers he's an assistant professor at georgia state university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want i always go to the person has to go early is for this program so i'm going to go to you family is here and looking at what's happening to them the murdoch media empire and every hour that passes more revelations are coming out and it looks very very ugly has any of this surprise you and do you think it's going to be this is just the tip o
a low in welcome across talk on people about an empire in disarray rupert murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. the. case . stands. to cross-talk media today i'm joined by twenty percent and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles across the...
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up rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as his media empire builds on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is underway to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the boulder river aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel went down with the loss of around one hundred thirty nights. the operation to raise the sunken boat gary has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring you all the details from the recovery site in just a moment. with news and comment from around the world this is our life in moscow with you twenty four hours a day eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests designed to determine whether they'd fall in the event of another crisis the majority of those are in spain the country feared to be next in line for a bailout meanwhile on friday italy past seventy billion euro worth of cuts to fend off its own spiralling debts but it's sort of first reports the euro fairy tale seems to be moving closer to collapse. as the clouds gather bin
up rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as his media empire builds on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is underway to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the boulder river aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel went down with the loss of around one hundred thirty nights. the operation to raise the sunken boat gary has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring...